A Note to our Neighbors About Community Solar & Third Party Energy Solicitations
October 20, 2023 We’ve heard reports of neighbors having community solar or third party energy sales representatives knocking on their doors to sign them up for a community solar […]
Honoring Penny Thomas
At this year’s Mission Princeton, Sustainable Princeton honored longtime sustainability advocate, Penny Thomas. Penny was a Sustainable Princeton Trustee from 2013-2019 and is passionate about recycling and composting, as well […]
People emPOWERing Princeton:The Larsen Family
Welcome to the Larsen Family Home! Introducing the Larsen Family Nina from the Larsen family first connected with Sustainable Princeton when she reached out with ideas that could encourage residents […]
Swap Party Success!
On Saturday, August 26, Sustainable Princeton hosted its first Swap Party. Over 50 sustainably minded community members attended and brought various gently-loved items to swap with each other. Items ranged […]
Explore Princeton’s Newest Native Meadow
Caldwell Park STAR Neighborhood’s Native Meadow is flourishing! Funded by a STAR mini-grant in 2021, the neighborhood transformed a 25’x75’ grass area into a beautiful meadow with native plants. Here […]
Subscription Recycling Programs: What to Know
In 2021, Sustainable Princeton adopted a new strategic plan to focus our efforts on actions that make the most impact to reduce our community’s greenhouse gas emissions and be more […]
Even Small Spaces Can Protect the Local Ecosystem
Leaving her big native plant garden in Maryland and moving to a small apartment was not easy for Alice. A Princeton resident for the past two and a half years, […]
A Commercial Property’s Place in the Ecosystem
Naturalizing the basin at 1000 Herrontown Road Written by Elana Berk Recently, we’ve been sharing stories of neighbors who have been using their yards to create green infrastructure features like […]
Wildfires Remind Us That Climate Action Isn’t a Choice
While hazy skies and smells of smoke may be common in California, for many of us living in Princeton and New Jersey, yesterday’s poor air quality was a shock. While […]
STAR Neighborhoods Planted 400 Native Plugs
This April, Sustainable Princeton provided 8 STAR Neighborhoods with a variety of native plants from Pinelands Nursery. A total of 400 native plant plugs were distributed to the following neighborhoods: Bouvant/White Oak, Caldwell, […]
